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1. Kausani is situated at a height of 6075 feet in the Central Himalayas.it is an unusually
attractive little town. It covers just about 5.2 sq km. It lies North of Almora in Uttarakhand's
picturesque Kumaon region. Kausani provides a 360 degree wide breathtaking view of the
Himalayas. This is the most striking aspect of this place. Snow-capped peaks are spread in a
stately cow. They stare at you in silvery white majesty. The most famous peak on view is
Nanda Devi, the second highest mountain in India. It is situated at a height of 25645 feet and
is only 36 miles away as the crow flies. The other famous peaks on view are Choukhamba
(23420 feet) and Trishul (23360 feet). Then there are also Nilkanth, Nandaghunti, Nandaghat
and Nandakot On a clear day, the blue of the sky makes a splendid background to these
peaks. At sunrise and sunset, when the colour changes to a golden orange, the scene gets
etched in your memory. 9
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When Gandhiji visited this place in 1929, its scenic beauty held him spellbound. He named it
the 'Switzerland of India. He prolonged his two-day stay to fourteen days, making time to
write a book, Anashakti Yoga!
The place where he was staying was originally a guest house of a tea estate. It was renamed
Anashakti Ashram after the book.
Kausani is the birthplace of Sumitranandan Pant, India's poet laureate. Its natural
surroundings inspired many of his poems. Its tea gardens mingle with dense pine forests and
fruit orchards. The area is also host to many fairs and religious ceremonies. If Uttarakhand is
the abode of Gods, Kausani is the Gods' own backyard. There is no traffic, no one is in a
hurry. If serenity could be put on a canvas, the picture would resemble Kausani. Ans and qus​

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